Well.... that was a hell of a ride.

Glad you're OK. Shaken awake and rode through the San Fernando Quake of '71 at 6.5. Dumped the contents of my closet and was nearly impossible to get to the doorway. Was a helluva reminder that being in control is only an illusion.

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Originally Posted by CavSct1983

.....thought maybe I was having a vasovagal syncope episode or something.....

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I hate it when that happens..... [Coffee]

Good to hear you made it through the event.

Did a few in the 5 to 6 range in Misawa, Japan as well as many, many lesser ones. Always made me feel dizzy and nauseous for a bit. I can't imagine a 7.0 would be a lot of fun to ride out.

My son is PCSing to Joint Base Elmendorf in Jan. Something to look forward to.

Yea it’s crazy how fluid solid objects can become without being destroyed. One doesn’t believe until your see concrete rolling like water.

I was in a 3.8 in Steamboat Springs.. had been out and had a couple drinks, came home and went to bed and was in that in-between awake and dream state. Just remember the whole bed jumping up and down for a good 20-30 seconds and trying to figure out if what was happening was real or in my head.

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I was in a 3.8 in Steamboat Springs.. had been out and had a couple drinks, came home and went to bed and was in that in-between awake and dream state. Just remember the whole bed jumping up and down for a good 20-30 seconds and trying to figure out if what was happening was real or in my head.

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The dreaded bed spins......hurlage usually follows soon after.

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The 5.8 seemed like 1/3rd of what the 7.0 felt like. Don’t know about any waves, but the tsunami warning was cancelled pretty quick.
Lots of aftershocks.... nothing bad, but the “pucker factor” is strong.

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Not an illusion, a difference of 1.2 magnitude correlates to roughly 34 times as much energy released...

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a numerical scale for expressing the magnitude of an earthquake on the basis of seismograph oscillations. The more destructive earthquakes typically have magnitudes between about 5.5 and 8.9; the scale is logarithmic and a difference of one represents an approximate thirtyfold difference in magnitude.

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I'm glad you're okay!
I've been watching videos of quakes and photos of the aftermath. The mind boggles.

Glad there were no fatalities, with a 7.0 there will definately be property damage.

I remember a 6.2, but the only damage from that was from things falling off shelves.